Liljevalchs Vårsalongen 2025
Liljevalchs
Liljevalchs Exhibition
Sweden’s most prestigious open juried exhibition
In 2025, Yemisi Wilson was selected to exhibit at Liljevalchs Vårsalongen, Sweden’s most prestigious open juried exhibition and a longstanding highlight of the country’s contemporary art calendar. Chosen from nearly 4,000 submissions, she presented Farmor Ebunola (Grandmother Ebunola), a portrait sculpture carved in Spanish alabaster with a diabase base. Inspired by memories of her grandmother, the work explores the relationship between portraiture, memory, and identity, and was acquired during the exhibition.
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Yemisi Wilson’s Portrait Busts Anchor the Exhibition
In a review of Liljevalchs Vårsalongen 2025, Yemisi Wilson’s portrait busts in alabaster, diabase, and oak are singled out as an anchoring presence in the exhibition’s largest gallery. The works are described as peaceful and carefully considered, providing a moment of stillness within the lively and varied exhibition.
“Among the Strongest Works in the Exhibition”
A review of Liljevalchs Vårsalongen 2025 highlights Yemisi Wilson’s stone busts in alabaster and diabase, noting their dialogue with ancient portrait traditions and medieval Yoruba sculpture. The critic observes that the partially untreated stone, particularly in Distant Relatives, gives the work the presence of something much older. Rather than conventional portraits, the sculptures are described as expressions of memory—and “without doubt among the strongest works in the exhibition.”
